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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?
(a) Hendrik Van Doorn.
(b) Rebecca Van Doorn.
(c) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(d) Karel Van Doorn.

2. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?
(a) She is their governess.
(b) She is their seamstress.
(c) She is their housekeeper.
(d) She is their cook.

3. Who does Tjaart Van Doorn marry when his first wife, Jakoba, dies?
(a) Anna.
(b) Aletta.
(c) Laura.
(d) Henrietta.

4. What does Mfecane mean?
(a) Blessings of the gods.
(b) The crushing.
(c) Death.
(d) The great warrior.

5. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?
(a) Nagi.
(b) Yzit.
(c) Zeolani.
(d) Lilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?

2. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?

3. Who are the first Trekboers to encounter members of the Xhosa tribe?

4. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?

5. How do the Hottentots and Bushmen respond to the new law passed at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

(see the answer key)

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